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An ont device price becomes comparable after the terminal is named. LinkScope Sourcing 08 acts as an independent sourcing partner for fiber terminals. The desk asks factories to price the same interface, wavelength, fiber mode, connector, and power input, then places those replies side by side.

ITU-T G.984.2, checked on 2026-10-27 as a question source, describes GPON at 2.488 Gbit/s downstream and 1.244 Gbit/s upstream, with a nominal 1490 nm downstream wavelength and a nominal 1310 nm upstream wavelength. A 1550 nm overlay is a separate video question. Those figures are a checklist, not a statement that any quoted unit meets them.

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Evidence that has to travel with the number

Each row is a question for the supplier. A family catalog does not prove that the offered terminal matches the row. The ITU-T optical-fibre recommendation page reviewed on 2026-10-27 can suggest which document to request. It does not certify a model.

Interface

State GPON, XGS-PON, or another PON. XGS-PON in ITU-T G.9807.1 is discussed at about 9.953 Gbit/s each way, with downstream near 1577 nm and upstream near 1270 nm. Mixing that line with a 2.488 Gbit/s GPON quote compares two products.

Optical budget

Ask which class the datasheet states. GPON Class B+ is commonly discussed as a 28 dB minimum loss budget between 13 dB and 28 dB. Record transmit power and receiver sensitivity at the stated wavelengths instead of a single marketing loss figure.

Connector

Separate SC/APC, with an 8 degree angled end face, from SC/UPC. Insertion loss and return loss limits belong on the named pigtail. A green boot in a photo is not a polish specification.

Host

Name the OLT vendor, the software release you run, and whether provisioning uses OMCI. A matching Ethernet port count does not show that the terminal will register.

Environment

Ask for the operating range in degrees Celsius. A commercial indoor band of 0 °C to 40 °C is a different purchase from an outdoor enclosure rated toward -40 °C to 65 °C.

Terminal families that stay on separate lines

Indoor wall terminal

Buyers who need an indoor fiber ont usually describe a wall box with an external adapter, one or more Ethernet ports, and sometimes a voice port. Power is often a 12 V DC adapter. The brief should say whether Wi-Fi is in scope or excluded. The indoor matching page lists the quote fields.

Fiber ONT device form

A fiber ont device may be a bridge (SFU) or a gateway (HGU) with routing and VLAN handling. Those are different software scopes. The RFQ planner keeps the open choices visible before a factory is asked.

Drop replacement search

A search such as spectrum fiber ont often means a buyer is replacing a terminal on an existing fiber drop. This desk is not the carrier and does not claim an authorized channel. Record the PON, the connector, and the destination. Drop uses turn that application into purchase lines.

Inquiry cards, not shelves

The ONT cards are labels for a brief. An empty image means the photo workflow has not filled a file. It does not mean a unit is reserved. The buyer note Ont Device Price Procurement Brief expands the same checklist.

OEM-coded terminal versus a compatible terminal

One side of this choice is an OEM-coded unit that may follow the OLT vendor support policy more directly. The other side is a compatible unit that may widen the factory list if the exact host accepts it. Connector family, nominal rate, and a photograph do not settle either side. Ask for the provisioning method, the tested OLT release, and the warranty party.

Three limits sit on every comparison. This desk does not measure optical budget. It does not stock terminals. A connector name does not prove host compatibility. FCC equipment authorization, when it applies, has to be shown for the exact model under 47 CFR Part 2; the rule page checked on 2026-10-27 is a question, not a certificate held here.

Delivery questions that change the comparison

What timing basis should the factory use?

Ask for a date tied to a named Incoterm and a destination city. A production week without the ship-from plant, the freight mode, and whether the 12 V adapter ships in the same carton is not a delivery answer. Spares and a spare pigtail need their own lines.

Which software items are inside the unit price?

Separate firmware, a management license, and voice-port activation. A lower unit figure that excludes the license is a different scope. Write the exclusion in the deviation column before the numbers are ranked.

What arrives for incoming inspection?

Request the current datasheet, the serial-label photo or sample, and the optical test sheet for that serial if the supplier offers one. An incoming check can confirm connector polish, label, and accessory count. It does not replace a link test on your OLT.

New terminal versus refurbished terminal

A new unit and a refurbished unit can share a model name. Compare cosmetic grade, remaining firmware support, optical-port mating cycles, and who warrants the port. Provenance is a document, not a sentence in a chat.

Send the line you want priced

Include interface, data rate, wavelength, fiber mode, reach, connector, optical budget, diagnostics, temperature range, and host compatibility. Add quantity in pieces, the US destination, and the timing you need.

An optional budget needs a currency and a per-unit or whole-order basis. High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided is a preference, not a score this desk has verified.

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